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LONDON IS NO LONGER SAFE: A nine-year-old girl was shot in the head while she was having dinner with her family at a London restaurant. She is now fighting for her life. The shooter is believed to be a migrant. The girl was hit after a gunman on a motorbike opened fire on other… pic.twitter.com/1m3VCcvN7u …
We are witnessing political stock trading history Tuberville's HUMA trade is up another 17% today And now 200% since his filing came out back on April 15 A Politician making bank on a war company while sitting on the armed services committee … You gotta love it. And for… pic.twitter.com/9qqcz6uX4Q — Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmnO4O1MBdM The decline of our country is explicit. While 99% of our population is struggling to adapt to the rising cost of basic necessities, the top 1% of ultra rich Americans has seen their wealth increase by nearly 500% over the past four years. Though an America where some have more money than others is …
Financial earthquakes shake Asia: China’s record bank withdrawals, Japan’s historic stock exodus. BREAKING 🚨: China China sees largest bank withdrawals in history last month of just under 4 trillion yuan pic.twitter.com/EDJSfL8ZyB — Barchart (@Barchart) May 24, 2024 🚨 🚨 Japan Stocks just saw the largest weekly outflow in history of $5.9 billion pic.twitter.com/uyFnbkHeQx — Win …
A UK teacher had a baby with an underage student she had sex with dozens of times — while out on bail for sex with another 15-year-old boy, jurors were told. Manchester math teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, groomed the first boy by taking him shopping for a Gucci belt worth the equivalent of around $430, the accuser …
Formerly thought of as nearly impenetrable, zelensky’s fortified, high ground city Chasov Yar is being consumed by Russian air and ground bombardment, paratroopers, and ground forces. Russian military has overrun the eastern outskirts of the city, and is attacking from the north and south perimeter of the city. It has also taken control of a …
The S&P 500 is near an ATH while the S&P 500 Earnings Yield has collapsed and is at 2008 levels and still moving lower. 👇🏼 But please, tell me how all this is bullish. pic.twitter.com/PCS1zak6lz — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) May 20, 2024 Nvidia earnings will be the apex of a global super crash. Nvidia …
She survived, the second lady that got out was her mother, who jumped on the tiger attacking her daughter scaring it off but was then subsequently attacked and killed by a SECOND tiger. — hadman (@a_y_sadam) May 7, 2024
American birth rates: pic.twitter.com/m0yUhHIrRB — The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole) April 25, 2024 "Low birth rate was a problem in Rome in 50 BC. The same is true of Ancient Greece." Low Birth Rate = Decline of Civilization pic.twitter.com/enGDnCa9i6 — DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) May 7, 2024
by confoundedinterest17 Fed Chair Powell yesterday said he doesn’t see the “stag” in stagflation. Really? Well, in Q1 in the US… it failed to show up as non-farm productivity – or nonfarm employee output per hour – rose at a measly 0.3% annualized rate after an upwardly revised 3.5% gain in the prior period (well below expectations)… Source: …
by confoundedinterest17 Housing in the US is simply unaffordable, particularly after HUD levied new regulation rising the cost of new housing up to $31,000. Wait for this to kick into the data for mortgage demand! Mortgage applications decreased 2.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications …
by confoundedinterest17 The US debt and Federal spending is out of control. As is entitlement spending. In 2007, the U.S. national debt was below $10 trillion, and the budget deficit was about $160 billion. Federal spending was about $3 trillion, and interest payments were approximately $400 billion. Then the numbers spiraled out of control. Yet Biden/Congress keep shoveling …
Interest in selling a rental is rising. https://t.co/WeBG15EzoS pic.twitter.com/IyPj4PYDXc — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 26, 2024 Congrats housing market, March was the best you'll see for the rest of the year pic.twitter.com/pfpPm5YZJM — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 26, 2024
by confoundedinterest17 COVID was a gift to Biden. The furious Federal spending of Q2 2020 through Q1 2021 helped keep GDP growth above recession levels. Ignore Biden’s demented rants/lies about cutting the debt in half. Biden has claimed he cut the $34+ trillion national debt by $7 billion, $1.4 trillion, $1.7 billion, $1.7 trillion, and …
A tourist plunged 250 feet to her death into a volcano as she posed on the crater while her husband took a picture. The victim, 31-year-old Chinese national Huang Lihong, tumbled into the Ijen Crater in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, on April 20, according to local media. It is understood that she stumbled and fell …
🤔 pic.twitter.com/yMjKswts0g — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) April 23, 2024 Vote for him 👇 we must primary loser Don Liz Cheney Bacon out of office. https://t.co/0qqulWjZ7v — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 23, 2024
I’m quite surprised that such “free” and “democratic” country as USA are legislating the same undemocratic practices as was introduced in “totalitarian” Russia years ago. Think for yourself what does it mean. h/t 2201992
In a political theater starring Lindsey Graham and Rep. Gerald Connolly, aid flows abroad, neglecting Americans’ needs. Here comes war pig Lindsey hitting the Sunday shows to praise selling out the USA. https://t.co/AejIvozu3p — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 21, 2024 Check out this POS. https://t.co/uBNE7OvApv — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) April 21, 2024 Ukraine “Aid” & …
Crime isn't down. The way the numbers are reported changed. — Destroyer of the WOKE (@Hubbissejr) April 18, 2024
by confoundedinterest17 Somehow, today’s Existing Home Sales number don’t soothe me. After the collapse in housing starts and permits in March, it is no surprise that existing home sales disappointed in the same month, dropping 4.3% MoM (-4.1% exp) after surging 9.5% in February. That is the biggest drop since Nov 2022. Sales were down almost 10% from a …
Target, once the darling of the retail industry, is witnessing a notable decline this year. This retail giant, known for its commitment to quality, style, and affordability, has faced various challenges that have impacted its market position. Their financial performance has taken a nosedive, with profits dropping dramatically over the past year. Recently, its management …
More trouble for China's yuan ahead. Already high drama w/onshore rate (CNY) right at the 2% daily limit day after day. Offshore continues to be substantially weaker. Given what the Chinese reported from their economic situation, can't blame CNY or CNH. Economy is not responding. pic.twitter.com/nTzeSxVe9r — Jeffrey P. Snider (@JeffSnider_EDU) April 17, 2024
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday published his annual shareholder letter, where he pledged to keep looking for ways to keep costs in check even as the company doubles down on investing in new growth areas like artificial intelligence. “I think every one of us at Amazon believes that we have a long way to …
In a rare moment following more than two years of war, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has belatedly admitted the Ukraine may have to compromise with Russia at the negotiating table. He made the remarks in a fresh interview with BBC at a moment he’s urging Western allies to commit to approving his proposed five-year, 100 billion …
The Biden administration said Monday it plans to send up to $6.6 billion in federal grants to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) as the chipmaking giant promises a $25 billion Arizona expansion that will bring a third TSMC fabrication plant to that state. The deal, the second major US chipmaking grant announcement of the …
by confoundedinterest17 We are living in the USA where corruption, favoritism, open borders and an out-of-control Federal budget and debt are destroying this once great nation. Former Kansas City Fed President Thomas M. Hoenig was absolutely right when he said recently that The Federal Reserve panders to Wall Street, Congress and special interest groups, prioritizing immediate relief over …
Democrats say Trump is a “threat to democracy”— But the greatest threat to democracy is Joe Biden. As soon as he entered office, Biden began violating the first amendment by colluding with Big Tech to censor the speech of his opponents, like RFK Jr. He sent the DOJ after a… — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April …
